I would like to tell you about the best mother-in-law a women can have—my husband’s mother, Pamela Washington. Two years ago, my husband had a stroke at thirty-eight years- old.   I was pregnant with our third child and it was an extremely stressful time for us.   Patricia was a blessing and stepped in to care […]

Dear Tom: I am nominating my husband Tyhesh to receive a Christmas Wish. My husband and I have two children —a 13 year-old son from a previous relationship of mine and a two year-old daughter that we have together.  He treats my son as his own and is a loving father and wonderful husband. His […]

Winner’s name: Michelle Howard for her son, Ladale (la-dell), Greenville, South Carolina Hello Tom: Five years ago, the world as I knew it changed. It started out like any other ordinary day — trying to keep up with my then active five year-old son, Ladale. He liked to jump around on my bed doing flips […]

Dear Tom, My eighteen year-old daughter, mia  lives with sickle cell disease and is a high school senior, who will be graduating this Saturday, June 2nd.  This is an unbelievable accomplishment for her, because her sickle cell pain can leave her hospitalized and in bed for weeks or months at a time.   yet, my brave […]